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Hunger

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Noun

1. hunger, hungriness

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

2. hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness

strong desire for something (not food or drink)

Example Sentences:
'a thirst for knowledge'
'hunger for affection'

Verb

3. hunger

feel the need to eat

4. crave, hunger, lust, starve, thirst

have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

5. famish, hunger, starve

be hungry; go without food

Example Sentences:
'Let's eat--I'm starving!'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hunger

see synonyms of hunger
noun
1. 
a feeling of pain, emptiness, or weakness induced by lack of food
2. 
an appetite, desire, need, or craving
hunger for power
verb
3. 
to have or cause to have a need or craving for food
4. (intr; usually foll by for or after)
to have a great appetite or desire (for)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Hunger

see synonyms of hunger
noun
1. 
a. 
the discomfort, pain, or weakness caused by a need for food
b. 
famine; starvation
2. 
a desire, need, or appetite for food
3. 
any strong desire; craving
verb intransitive
4. 
to feel hunger; be hungry; need food
5. 
to have a strong desire; crave
with for or after
verb transitive
6.  Rare
to subject to hunger; starve

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hunger

see synonyms of hunger
n.
1.
a. A strong desire or need for food.
b. The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.
2. A strong desire or craving: a hunger for affection.
v. hun·gered, hun·ger·ing, hun·gers
v.intr.
1. To have a need or desire for food.
2. To have a strong desire or craving.
v.tr.
To cause to experience hunger; make hungry.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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